Indigenous Teacher

Walks Her Own Wind

Join me in a year long Journey and train in the Shamanic Arts embodying techniques through experiential learning.
Apprentice in Shamanism through the Medicine Wheel.

Medicine Wheel

Apprentice to be a full mesa carrier and receive 150 CYA teacher hours. You will be led through an immersive journey in Mountains Shamanism, Shamanic Yoga, & Expressive Arts.

Read about the Journey

Shamanic Energy Healing

Receive a session that embodies the tools of the shaman, they are designed for energy clearing, soul retrieval or other traumas. The focus is to feel more aligned physically, mentally & spiritually.

Energy healing

Shamanic Wellness

Chipewyan Dene is an Indigenous teacher of the Shamanic Arts, she travels to communities to teach classes on Shamanic Yoga, Soul Retrieval, sacred tool making and expressive arts.

Classes / Workshops

We bow to Nidra Shakti A place to learn about sacred rest in a 8 day training with @umadinsmoretuli with the @yoganidranetwork. Filled with a plethora of knowledge, laughter, rest and nature at the beautiful @taranatureretreat. We went to a place one doesn’t realize until after. Deep thanks to our teachers, chef, karma yogis and yogi’s who really cared for each other during tuis time. Nidra Shakti brought in about seven different countries to learn about sacred sleep in this training. What an amazing group of people and a deep how to our teacher Uma! A true master in the traditions of Yoga and rest. We played, danced, learned and rested 8 days together. What an absolute joy of a time. All of us are feeling so blessed to have brought us together in this training. Highly recommended!! Come learn about the power of rest! #Yoganidra #yogaitaly #yoganidranetwork #todi #umbriayoga #yonishakti

Nidra Shakti brought us together for 8 days of training of deep rest in a liminal space in Umbria. Thank you to @umadinsmoretuli and the @yoganidranetwork for such a profound training. To @taranatureretreat Timothy, Caroline and Tami for holding this beautiful retreat centre with such care and devotion. To the commitment of these Yoginis to bring sacred rest to all parts of Europe and the world. Amazing how much the rested need to rest and eat ridiculous amounts of food! Hearts are full of love 💕 #yoganidra #taranatureretreat #nidrashakti #italyyoga #europeyoga

Yoga Nidra Facilitator Training with Uma Tuli-Dinsmure @umadinsmoretuli @yoganidranetwork Umbria - Italy 🇮🇹 @taranatureretreat #yoganidra #yogaretreat #yonishakti #nidrashakti

Seva | Service from the heart Practice being in Seva with humbleness. Doing it without recognition Quietly from the peripheral Tuning into our unseen realm and asking what they need. It’s one of the most needed tasks for us to change this world. Speak to the land and listen. #seva #yoganidra #indigenousteacher

Italy | Tara Nature Retreat In the heart of Perugia, cradled by the mountains outside Todi, rests a beautiful retreat space, gazing out over fields of olives and sunflowers, where the land breathes history and whispers stories of old. A space with two shalas—one indoors and one outdoors—inviting guests to deepen their sankalpa. The land carries soft and subtle feelings, shaped by those who care for the people through daily family life and ceremony. A home that hosts people from around the world welcoming all to enjoy this piece of paradise. Choose from private or shared rooms, or surrender to the songs of nature while resting in a luxurious tent beneath the sky. @taranatureretreat #italyyoga #shala #taranatureretreat #perugia #yoganidraretreat #yogaretreatitaly

The Journey | Sacred Clown I’m thrilled to be joining as a teacher at the @kootenaywellnessfestival to teach a Shamanic Journey and carry forward teachings of the Sacred Clown! The Journey will dive deep into the self to help release the body through Shamanic Yoga, breathwork and where we will end with Yoga Nidra to envelop the soul into this journey to make an inquiry of self through this somatic but really deep Shamanic practice. Sacred clowning is a workshop where we will roll into some belly laughs to awaken the body into letting go. One may experience a place where we may trigger emotions that are unexpected. Afterwards we will work on some clown play exercises in partners and group work to let loose the bindings of looking silly. Life is meant to be full of Play! Come experience places of joy within yourself so that you can walk away feeling refreshed and find a deeper meaning of self through these curated sessions with an Indigenous teacher. Who am I? I’m a lifelong student who is always engaging in practice and play through deep inner work. I’m a teacher of Mountain Shamanism and Shamanic Yoga who has been in the seat of the teacher for over a decade. I look forward to heading to the Kootenay’s in the sacred valley of the Sinixt who have been deemed extinct but the ancestors of the land still speak loudly under the Valhalla mountains to share their life and ceremonies with those who are willing to listen. I’m honoured to be participating at this beautiful wellness festival. All my relations Vidya @chipewyandene

Consenza in Calabria My paternal lineage that evoked my father to estrange my grandparents when he was sent back to Edmonton. A city in a valley amongst the mountains and close to the coast line full of art on the streets including the Dali. Once I hiked to the castle I spoke with the ancestors listening to their past and left them a kuya in thanks with local tobacco. Next stop Tropea! #indigenousteacher #italianroots #consenza #ancestors #pilgramage

Find the gold in your stories ~ Chipewyandene #storytelling #indigenousteachings #medicinewheel #pachamama #findyourgold #chipewyandene

Medicine Wheel Testimony | #medicinewheel #fireceremony #myservice #apuspirits #ayllu #indigenousteachings #pachamama

Medicine Wheel Testimony | #ayllu #medicinewheel #indigenousteachings #apuspirits #chipewyandene #pachamama

Are you Medicine Wheel Ready. I love you!! Laughter is such great medicine!! To the winds of the west! #indigenousteacher #chipewyandene #medicinewheel #shamanicyoga #mountainshamanism #spiritdog #sacredclown

Sprinkle the Clown She’s EXCITED to meet you!! What other healing qualities can you tell sprinkle about hotsprings? @chipewyandene #sprinkletheclown #sacredclown #babyclown #hotsprings #indigenousteacher #chipewyandene

Trickster | Fool-child I was born to be in the worlds of Clown medicine, not only to help make them laugh, but also to open up awareness into parts of people’s beings that they may not see themselves. I am a truth, teller, and one that looks into the eyes and perhaps we’ll see the soul Disruption is something that I used to be ashamed of, but also became aware that this is a special gift A special gift given to one who can let things go into not hold grudges but I still have boundaries with Love It’s an interesting journey the one of the destructor the trickster, the heyoka Anita - @chipewyandene #sacredclown #heyoka #clownrituals #shamanicclown #indigenousteacher #chipewyandene #eyeofthestorm

Surrender to Laughter Practice laughing Force it through you It will become your healing salve It may trigger crying Tears and laughter you’ve held back for years When you feel down or sad Force yourself to laugh 😂 @chipewyandene #laughter #sacredclown #biokinetics #indigenousteacher #chipewyandene

Women of the Wise Jai Ma @umadinsmoretuli Blessed @earthdaughtersfestival #chipewyandene #shaktinidra #earthdaughters2025

Indigenous Day | Solstice many years ago, I met a Dana Elder, who knew my grandmother in Northern Alberta. I sat with him and listen to some of our traditional ways, he was a very well known activist for the land, animals, and people. One of the things I remember most is when he said to me that the Dana believe that every day is ceremony, every breath, Each time the light hits in a different angle And that we believed that all moments were meant to be in prayer. I hold this teaching so strong as I walk in this world, living and breathing every moment with joy and love as much as possible. It’s been five years since my mother’s passing abruptly full of pain, sadness, and short memory of our time together. Is the light begins to turn its way from the precipice and starts moving down, it’s this beautiful reminder of summer and the joy of life. I remember every day as ceremony. Anita #chipewyandene #indigenousteacher #goldenbc #solsticeblessings #earthdaughtersfestival

Best Dates how do I date myself? How do you date yourself? Sundays for the win #indigenousteacher #chipewyandene #spiritdog #

Just graduated from Personal Transformation and Character Building Through Clown with the incomparable David Smith. This wasn’t just theatre—it was initiation. 10 weeks of deep mask work, ritual, embodiment, and raw vulnerability. We danced with archetypes, shaped characters from soul-seeds, and stepped into the sacred unknown. David held it all with fierce presence, deep wisdom, and a trickster’s heart. A special shoutout to the legendary Richard Pachinko, whose mask-making process influenced much of ourjourney. His teachings allowed us to dig deep into the craft of transforming self into character through the sacred art of mask making. And yes… 💋 Miss Darla Ring exploded onto the scene with hips swinging and her dragon Buster breathing fire. Deep bow to my teacher and this wild lineage of sacred clowning. I am forever changed. #SacredClown #ClownMedicine #DavidSmith #RichardPachinco #DarlaRing #BusterTheDragon #MaskWork #TransformationalTheatre #ClownSchool #RitualPerformance #ArchetypeAlchemy #PersonalTransformation #GratitudeToMyTeacher ⸻ Let me know if you need anything adjusted!

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Indigenous Teacher

Walks Her Own Wind

Medicine Wheel

Shamanic Energy Healing

Shamanic Wellness

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